Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-13
Berliners Look With Horror Upon Anything
Likely to Cause a Conflict.
,E LEssEPs BERLIN RECEPTION.
Frenchmen Greatly Pleased With the Ora
cious Treatment Accorded Him.
MAR RAGE OF NINE. NILSSON.


Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.l
VIENNA, March 49, New York Herald
Cable-Special to the BEE. Vienna has be-
come for the time being the center of all the
war gossip. Tracing these rumors to their
origin is hard work, but have succeeded in
locating two or three of the men whose opin
ions and words have filtered through half
dozen friends and the friends friends have
kept the city interested. Being we'll in
formed, these men are necessarily, as Vienna
goes, too much bound by position to allow
interviewing. To avoid suppressing interest
ing matter, take, therefore, the alternative
OF suppressng names.
AMERICAS WRONG IMPRESSIONS.
Said one of these men to me: II read the
Herald, and once in while some of the
other American papers. What strikes me
most as regards American views of the con-
tnental situation is that none of of you seem
to have the least idea of the true inwardness
of Russia's relations with Germany. None
of you see that Germany does not want to
fight France, does not want to fight Russia,
In fact, wants only to get other nations to do
its lighting. Austria and Russia, France and
1taly--those are the two wars laid out by
German diplomats. Very clever work they
are doing, too, to bring them about. Consider
not aid Austria In any war against Russia,
brought on by the Bulgarian question. At
the same time there went noto to Russia
telling of this warning and dwelling on Ger
many's total indifference to the manner in
which the eastern question is settled. An in
vitation to Russia, you say. Quite so; in
fact, more than an invitation, for our gossip
has 1t that n noted in fact, you might even
say famous, German stormed up and down
his room the day after the latest Bulgarian
fiascO and swore that if Germany had had
such cowardly fools for leaders there would
now be no Germany.
HE MEANT THE RUSSIANS.
You think he meant the Russians? Well,
have heard othe rs make the same remark.
What is also curious in the matter Is that
Germany knows that we must fight Russia If
Russia attempts to take Bulgaria. We don't
want to, but we must. We would split into
half dozen pieces within year If we did
not do SO. Does it not occur to you that Ger
many still breads Austria almost as much as
II breads Russia, and would therefore take
double pleasure in watching an Austro- r u.s.
sian war? I'll tell you why. Germany
breads Austria Germany has still to go
through welding process like that your
civil:war was for you. 1t is very far from
certain that the South German Kingdoms
will peacefully allow another Prussian
kaiser to rule them and enlarge Berlin ut the
expense OF their petty capitals.
CIVIL WAR ELEMENT.
Why does does Prussia show delight when
yOn say the old emperor is good for twenty
pears yet? Because every we'll informed
Prussian breads foreign enemy far less
than he does internal jealousies. He knows,
as we all know, that under the next German
kaiser an attempt at secession will be made
by one or more German states. Austria does
not count for much in European politics, but
We are large factor In German politics
Suppose we choose to endorse the action OF
any one of the German states which desires to
secede from Germany, and perhaps even to
join our federation. Germany could whip
us most decidedly. l know that. But how
about Francep DO you suppose France would
allow any small German state to be oppressed
by Prussia? My dear sir, You little know the
innate justice and generosity of France.
France would, at any cost of blood and
money, help q seeding state from Prussia
France would even go to Berlin to see that
the seceder had far trial. Yes, France and
Austria, aided by q German civil war, could
easily get to Berlin. Both nations remem.
bcr. too, that it would merely be visit re-
turned rather tardily.
GERMANY's POSITION TOWARDS AUSTRIA.
. Germany does not want Austria destroyed
quite, but we were told some time ago that
Germany would not allow Russia to take
Vienna. Russia was also told so. A clever
idea, that of the Germans, to allow us to be
beaten but to guarantee our capital. 1t
greatly increases the activity OF the war
party here In Vienna. We are to be kept as
q barrier against Russia, but SO weakened
that some time we will ask admission to the
German empire-that empire which Is, You
know, tho dream of all good Russians, and
which includes Belgium, Holland, a little of
Russia and a good deal of this poor Austria.
SO we are TO fight Russia In furtherance of
German plans. l have no doubt we shall do
so. 1t would be big war, crippling both
sides and leaving Germany more than ever
mistress Of Europe.
WHY SHE WANTS PEACE.
Why does Germany desire peace for itself?
Any second secretary will tell you that Ger
many has not yet digested Alsace Lorraine.
Besides, Germany wants to manufacture and
grow rich. while the lighting is done by
Others. What has Germany to gain by wars
Territory could net be taken except after war
with Russia, which Germany will never will
ingly risk. France 10 cot tn eat to Ger
many as YOU ssen 10 .hsrk. France Is the
stay ard comfort OF all cur aged German
friends. only w.vh We had France
powerless as an enoa,y, hut so all powerful
at elections as to give rs an Overwhelming
goverun-nt majority roi three years.
really do moi think ueI,uauy could be gov
erued II France wers no. a bogy, always at
hand 10 seare the voteis 60 whom the minis
tryls opposed. Bismarck touches spring
aud up tcups noIiss ger. Thea the s'uis
Try cots whst H. ~Nsu Sld tie voters cay